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Yes, why couldn't they?
An ICBM carries its nuclear warhead into space and then releases it allowing it to fall from space onto its target.
Several hydrogen bomb tests had been performed by the US in space in the early 1960s (one of these caused a delay to a Gemini space mission due to a radiation belt it created that could hurt the astronauts).
A project to build spacecraft propelled by nuclear explosions called Project Orion began in the middle 1950s and was stopped in 1963 when the Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty prohibited nuclear explosions in space.
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How can you speed up travel in outer space?
there are a lot of possible methods to do this but the peoples favourite is faster then light but that is probly impossible. We could use nuclear bombs behind each ship to propel the ship into space like the Orion project
Can radiation travel though space?
All types of radiation can travel through space.
How does radiation from the sun travel through space?
Radiations from the sun are able to travel through space because of the heat waves.
Why is it impossible for sound to travel through outer space?
In outer space there is no air medium for travelling of sound waves.so it is impossible for sound to travel through outer space ..!!
Do meteors travel through space?
yes
Why can you not hear the noise of the nuclear reactions which power the sun?
Because sound doesn't travel through the vacuum of space.
How can you speed up travel in outer space?
there are a lot of possible methods to do this but the peoples favourite is faster then light but that is probly impossible. We could use nuclear bombs behind each ship to propel the ship into space like the Orion project
Which do not travel through empty space?
sound cannot travel through empty space.
What type of material can travel through space?
Sound and Light can travel through space.
What type of waves travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
Can a black hole travel through space?
Yes, a black hole could travel through space.
What are electromagnetic waves that can travel through space?
Any electromagnetic wave can travel through space, and they all do.
What type of wave can't travel through space?
Sound waves cannot travel through space.
What can travel through space without a(n) medium?
Electromagnetic waves can travel through space without a medium.
Does heat travel through empty space by conduction?
No, there can't be conduction in empty space. Heat may travel through empty space through radiation, though.
Where does an asteroid travel?
Asteroids travel through space.
Can nukes travel into space and destroy asteroids?
Yes, nukes(nuclear weapons) can travel up into space to destroy asteroids and huge flying rocks.
